Cocoa reaping knife made of wrought iron with a sickle-shaped blade, sharpened on both concave and convex sides, and a twisted stem opening into a cylinder with two holes. Labelled: "Cocoa plucking tool, driven and nailed onto the narrow end of a long light pole, preferably...dried bamboo or a rachis of the raffia palm as long as 15 to 20 feet. Handle not included here, difficult to handle".
cocoa plucking knife
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